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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.10.2011 (43) Date of publication: 18.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/29 (21) Application number: 09849331.5 (22) Date of filing: 11.09.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H02P 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/056646 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/031267 (17.03.2011 Gazette 2011/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: TMEIC Corporation Roanoke, VA 24018 (US)	(72) Inventors: BIXEL, Paul, S. Salem, VA 24153 (US) LARA, Marcelo, Andres Salem, VA 24153 (US) (74) Representative: Appelt, Christian W.  Boehmert & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)